1. Assessing Metering and Spreading Performance of Drones (UAVs) for Application of Dry Materials

Along with pesticide applications, the use of UAVs (also commonly referred to as drones) for applying dry materials has increased rapidly in the United States. Currently, various types of product metering and spreading systems are available on commercial drones for applying dry materials. However, limited information is available on their application performance, especially the metering accuracy and the uniformity of distribution across the swath. Therefore, research studies were conducted to... S. Virk, E. Ward, J. Sizemore